Importance of ground weta (Hemiandrus spp.) in stoat (Mustela erminea) diet in small montane valleys and alpine grasslands

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 207-214

  Smith, D H V ^a   Jamieson, Ian G ^a   Peach, R M E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Mitchell Partnerships   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diet; Fiordland; Hemiandrus sp.; Mustela erminea; Stoats; Weta

Indexed keywords

GRASSLAND; MUSTELID; NATIONAL PARK; PREY AVAILABILITY;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

FAGUS; HEMIANDRUS; MUSTELA ERMINEA;

EID: 29744445140     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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